Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically)

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The historical Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was a UK government department responsible for overseeing postal services and telecommunications policy, including the operations of the British Post Office.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former United Kingdom government department
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom NERFINISHED
category Defunct departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
Postal system of the United Kingdom
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
createdBy Post Office Act 1969
dissolved 1974
hadHeadOfGovernmentDepartmentTitle Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
inception 1969
industry postal services
telecommunications
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislatedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location London
oversaw British postal services
British telecommunications services
Post Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf United Kingdom central government
replaced Postmaster General (United Kingdom)
replacedBy Department of Industry (United Kingdom)
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection (United Kingdom)
Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)
Home Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
replacedFunctionOf Post Office (as a government department)
responsibleFor oversight of postal tariffs and services
oversight of telegraph services
oversight of telephone services
oversight of wireless telegraphy policy
policy for the Post Office (United Kingdom)
postal services policy in the United Kingdom
regulation of telecommunications services
telecommunications policy in the United Kingdom
scope national
sector public administration
status defunct
subordinateTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom
usedLanguage English

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
British Post Office
parentOrganization
Postmaster General of Great Britain ("Minister of Posts and Telecommunications")
replacedBy

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